Gelasimus jocelynae Jocelyn's Fiddler Crab

Gelasimus jocelynae is commonly referred to as Jocelyn's Fiddler Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

12139 

AphiaID:

955171 

Scientific:

Gelasimus jocelynae 

German:

Jocelyn's Winkerkrabbe 

English:

Jocelyn's Fiddler Crab 

Category:

Mangroveinvånare 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Ocypodidae (Family) > Gelasimus (Genus) > jocelynae (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Shih, Naruse & Ng, ), 2010 

Occurrence:

China, Fiji, Guam, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Taiwan, Vanuatu 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Mangrove Zones, Muddy grounds, Ocean beach, Seashore, Tongues of land 

Size:

0.39" - 1.18" (1,7cm - 3,5cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), omnivore 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Gelasimus signatus

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Gelasimus excisus
  Pazifische Winkerkrabbe
• 
  Gelasimus jocelynae
  Jocelyn's Winkerkrabbe
• 
  Gelasimus tetragonon
  Herbsts Winkerkrabbe, tetragonale Winkerkrabbe
• 
  Gelasimus vocans
  Orange Winkerkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2019-06-12 19:29:51 

Last edit:

2024-06-07 13:49:23 

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